Ex-Philippine President Duterte arrested on ICC order

Philippine police arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday.

This followed Interpol’s request after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant against him.

ICC issued a warrant against him for crimes against humanity amid the “war on drugs’’ during his time in power.

The Philippine Presidential Communication Office said in a statement that Interpol Manila received a copy of the arrest warrant on Tuesday morning.

“The former president and his entourage are in good health and have been examined by government doctors.

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“They, government doctors, have assured that he (Duterte) is in good condition,’’ the statement said.

“He is currently in the custody of the authorities.”

A Facebook video said to have been taken from inside the plane showed Duterte talking with police officials, saying: “You will just have to kill me. I will not allow it if you side with the foreigners.’’

The police officer is heard telling Duterte that they were following procedure.

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